Mission Wise Media Intro

CO-AUTHORED BY CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS INITIATIVE LEADERS:

Jason Johnson

Dr. Nicole Wilke

CAFO Pure Religion Project

CAFO Research Center

MISSION WISE:

SCRIPTURE, SCIENCE AND SE F aRs V h iIoN nG & L THE WORLD’S MOST VULNERABLE Co-authors Jason Johnson and Nicole Wilke apply their areas of expertise in church engagement and global orphan care to the pages of Mission Wise to effectively share today's best practices and principles to provide leaders with clarity and confidence to take the next step forward in serving vulnerable children through missions.

TOPICS COVERED IN MISSION WISE: CHAPTER 1: A Theological Basis for Orphan Care

CHAPTER 5: We Are Family

CHAPTER 2: The Power of Words: Who is an "Orphan"?

CHAPTER 6: How Now Shall We Serve?

CHAPTER 3: Helping Children Fulfill Their Potential

CHAPTER 7: Terms of Engagement

CHAPTER 4: Quality Care in Global Missions

CHAPTER 8: The Extras

SUGGESTED INTERVIEW TOPICS AND QUESTIONS: Why so many children living in orphanages when many are not truly orphans Understanding adversity, trauma, and resilience Moving away from an over-reliance on orphanages How orphanages can be part of keeping children in families

Why the Church must wisely engage in orphan care, and why good intentions are not enough The potential harm and good of short-term missions Matching global church engagement with local church engagement How churches can help mission partners do better for children and families

MISSION WISE LAUNCH TEAM FEEDBACK

Mission Wise presents a huge paradigm shift in the care of vulnerable children and families.

I see this book as an essential resource in moving churches and ministries toward best practices when it comes to missions work.”

This book put words to so many things I’ve wanted to express. From a church ministry standpoint, we need to consider the long-term impact on the people we are serving. As the founder/director of a new nonprofit, the book has helped me evaluate our mission to ensure we are really working to support families all along the continuum to ensure our programming is making connections that can have a lasting impact.”

What we want for Mission Wise: Our primary goal is for this book to inform the broader Christian community on vital topics around serving vulnerable children through missions. We aim to lead the charge toward change that sees children and families being served in ways that honor their God-given dignity and need for healthy attachments within a family.

LET’S CONNECT! EMAIL: missionwise@cafo.org WEBSITE: cafo.org/mission-wise-book